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me and
that he held a pistol to my Breach, but our Saviour preservd me from
getting hurt. This affair moved the General Field Marshal
to send for me, but as soon as I was there, I was spoke against in every
I was examined by the Consistory, and
against me, was forbid to keep Meetings at the Castle. The General
often
it; and when the Consistory gave him orders to Admit me, I was first
of all examined, in the
for some Crime, upon which I receiv'd the Sacrament. The general
finding that the Alarm concerning me increas'd, put me to an orga
-nist at
=ingly did. The year following a comapny of Brn: Pass'd
to
with them, that I would fain have gone with them. Sometime after
The Consistory took me as a Preparant, but I would not Accept of
any Theological Office, the offer was made me of the first Civil or
Military Office that should present itself, after waiting 3 Years to
no purpose, I became Preceptor to a Gentlemans 7 Children here it
did not fail on good proposals, and I
had not the Children been
Relations taking of them. The prince of
which brought me a good Income, This Prince was very kind to me
and offer'd me a Helpmake out of his House, but that was on such
Conditions that I could not accept and for which reason I went to
all Difficulties was remov'd, yet I pursued my Journey to
intending to go to
sought after, and took me with him to
Children 2 Years and an half, and became acquainted with B.r
that
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that I was no
formal goodness, as I had many Na
sinful to me, and I found out my Envious heart because I was angry with
account of these Meetings, myself and a Pastor was cited before the consis=
=tory, who forbid us keeping any more.
Congregation, I would fain have gone with him, but as I had still many
doubts remaining concerning my livelihood, I suffer'd myself to be
to stay with M.r
after the Brn:
Vanish'd, and I
Watch Word: Is there any one that will go take him with ye. As I was
going to set out, 3 Sisters came who would go to the Cong.n which the
Brn: thought Proper to send with me,
and really thought how to leave them on the way, but as I was crossing
a small Bridge over a Ditsch, I fell into the water, and should have
been drown'd had not the Sisters been with me. The
that I was at
=ward affairs, and once on a Prayer day not being receiv'd into the
Congregation, I thought to go away, but our Saviour who had brought
me to the Cong.n drew so near my Heart, that I was quite bow'd in the
Dust before him, and the
grace to be receiv'd into the Congregation. The Brn: going once to the
Lord Supper at
was building a Chimney, and I fell down from the upper story to the
ground, so that I was 15 weeks confined before I recoverd myself, as soon
as I got well, I went out to daily Labour, but could not hold it out and
was ill 7 weeks. The Brn: then put me to learn the Needle Makers
Trade. The
which time on, I had a quiet cheerful and happy Path, and in the
year
In the
fain have sent me on board the Irene as Cook of the Ship but my
Body was too weakly. In the year
I was employ'd to sweep the House and Sleep Hall. In which year I was